Studio Shots

These are a few shots of my (very humble) studio in the back of the garage.  If you click on the photos, you’ll go to Flickr (in a separate window), and there you can view some detail notes that I wrote about the things you see.

 

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A Handmade (by Children) Birthday

For our Little Gal’s recent birthday, we wanted to resist the temptation of giving her plastic toys that only cost $1 (bargain!) but that break within 24 hours (not a bargain!).  Still, we needed to give Little Gal something for her birthday. So we turned to the overflowing craft drawers/bins/shelves/baskets/closets and found things to make.  Everyone [...]

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Shots: New Photos of the Disappearing 9 Patch Quilts

Our beautiful Gulf Coast sun came out again, after a day and a half of hiding.  Oh, how I missed it, sun-spoiled-soul that I am.  I was able to get some better shots of the Disappearing 9 Patch quilts for you.  
       
Above are thumbnail peeks at the photos.  Click them for larger views, or….
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Project: A Tutorial for the Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt Top

There has been quite a bit of interest in the Disappearing 9 Patch quilt top I made a couple of weeks ago.  That humbles and surprises me, new quilter that I am.  (Thank you.) When I started a new one for our Little Gal who is turning 5 tomorrow (sob), I thought I’d photograph the process [...]

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Shots: Fabric Inspiration

These fabric stacks are on a shelf in my studio*:
 
I spend more time opening them, admiring them, refolding them, and restacking them than I do in using them up, I think…
 
because I just love the way fabric feels, from the scratchy ones to the fuzzy ones.

 Don’t you?
Photos by Lori Seaborg, February 2008
studio = *that oh-so-loosely-used-term [...]

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Project: A Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt Top

Note:  A full tutorial has now been written and photographed. Click to read “Tutorial:  A Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt Top.”
 
As I mentioned, our ballerina and I are taking a quilting class soon.  But, being myself, I just couldn’t wait a full week until the class, so over the weekend I used this tutorial to make a Disappearing 9 Patch incubator-sized [...]

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Project: Turning a Child’s Art into Embroidery

Our children like to embroider their drawings.  The following one was created by our eldest daughter (the ballerina) when she was 8 years old.  Just this week she created another one (she is now 10).  Below is a tutorial that originally posted in 2006 on my homeschool blog:
STEP ONE: 
First, draw a picture.  This is a picture [...]

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Project: A Fabric Cover for My Gazelle

Isn’t Gazelle the prettiest name for a needlework floor stand?  My Gazelle (the original), after 10 years of use, has gotten wobbly (the family manufacturer will likely take care of that – they were great in the past so I emailed them about this recent problem) .  Other than that, the stand is still gorgeous and wonderful to work [...]

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Softies at the Beach

Softies at the Beach, Lori Seaborg, 12/31/2007
I’ve been making softies (little stuffed critters) lately. They are just too much fun! I love the speed of each project, and how simple they are, yet so very very cute.  Don’t you just want to squish them?
On my recent birthday (no, I’m not saying how old I turned, but I’ll [...]

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